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News•by Staff•May 13, 2011

Honolulu rail opponents file suit

The group of opponents includes the former governor of Hawaii, a former trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the leader of a nonprofit transportation watchdog corporation. The complaint names federal and Honolulu transit officials as defendants.

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News•by Staff•May 13, 2011

OCTA buys property to preserve as open space

Acquired Saddle Creek South, an 84-acre piece of property in south Orange County as part of the Environmental Freeway Mitigation Program, a comprehensive plan to preserve and restore open space.

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News•by Staff•May 12, 2011

BART upgrades mobile website

Will better accommodate the growing number of riders seeking BART information on the go, with a trip planner for GPS-enabled phones; information about parking, bicycles, connecting transit and other neighborhood details for each of the system's 44 stations; and a carbon calculator.

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News•by Staff•May 12, 2011

Alternative fuel use gaining traction in transit bus sector

Will represent more than 50 percent of the 64,000 total transit buses that will be delivered worldwide by 2015, up from 28 percent of total bus deliveries in 2010.

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News•by Staff•May 10, 2011

CTTRANSIT unveils Nova artics, New Flyer hybrids

Both types of buses are replacing 15-year-old buses in the Connecticut-based operating fleet.

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News•by Staff•May 10, 2011

San Antonio’s VIA president to participate in Brookings forum

Keith T. Parker will join the forum to review an analysis of how well transit systems link workers to their jobs, examining transit routes and schedules, demographic data, and employment information from the nation’s largest metropolitan regions.

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News•by Staff•May 5, 2011

Clean Energy wins CNG contracts for 4 airports

The new CNG fueling stations, available 24/7 for public access, will be located in Tampa, Fla.; New York City; New Orleans and Philadelphia.

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News•by Staff•May 4, 2011

SamTrans awarded for sustainability efforts

APTA honored the agency with a bronze level recognition award for its commitment to sustainability. SamTrans’ Sustainability Program is spearheaded by employee volunteers who work on projects and policies that demonstrate sustainability in action, such as switching to energy-efficient lighting, using double-sided printing and changing to single stream recycling.

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News•by Staff•April 27, 2011

Clean Energy wins DART CNG contract

Over the next three years, the agency plans to deploy 452 new CNG buses and 200 CNG paratransit vehicles as replacements for its current fleet of liquefied natural gas and diesel-powered models that began service in 1998.

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News•by Staff•April 26, 2011

TOD group releases Portland, Ore. strategic plan

Evaluates existing conditions around Portland, classifies station areas and corridors based on their readiness to support TOD, offers guidelines for phasing of TOD program work and discusses future activities and funding strategies.

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